Today, two huge college football upsets; the greatness of the Colorado Rockies; the suckness of Boston’s bullpen; and Tom Brady should run for President.
Plus, we turn one of our viewers into a superstar.
Can we now seriously talk about a playoff system? Someone please tell me why this wouldn't work… Have an 8 Game Playoff system rotating major bowls into this Elite 8 (not an extra game, just part of the current bowl schedule). Only 4 teams would have to play an additional game in the Final Four (2 more bowl games rotated in). And then only 2 of those would play one more game for the national championship (the last bowl game rotated in). So, at the end of the day, only 4 teams have to play a max of 1-2 extra games. The presidents of these universities need to look at the big picture. They can still keep their prestigious bowl games, but this time they'll actually mean something. Attendance climbs, ratings increase, hotel occupancy soars, etc….everybody wins….where is the hiccup? Does anyone really care who won the Cotton bowl last year? The BCS has trained us to care about these games that don't mean anything. Honestly, the rose bowl means about as much as the InandOutBurger bowl (even if it was animal style I wouldn't go). Granted we are still sitting around watching some good football, but I equate it to watching a soccer friendly between Italy and Brazil. Great game to watch, but it doesn’t mean anything (relax non-soccer fan). We have a system that doesn’t allow for the little guy to climb up to the top and compete (ala Gonzaga). Now after saying all that, I can admit I’m a USF Bulls fan/alum. Yes, we’ve jumped to #2, and the football Supreme Court has ruled we are undeserving. Although I can argue against that point, that’s not what I’m here to discuss. The reason I bring it up is to merely admit that we have a flawed system. At a time that I should be keeping my mouth shut and saying the system works great…I’m not. I would rather us be at the #8 spot and fight for the national championship game then to have all the nay-sayers screaming we shouldn’t be there. Year in and year out we talk about this and no one champions the cause. Let me be clear, I’m fine with keeping the rating system the way it is. The argument should be between who is 8 or 9, not 2 or 3. Will someone please (Dave/Brent) take this torch and run with it.
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